KUWAIT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

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Subject: KUWAIT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







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REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN

TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF

THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON

REQUEST.







MAR 91







1          RECENTLY COMPLETED A BRIEF SURVEY OF

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND KUWAIT CITY.

UNOFFICIAL AND PRELIMINARY, AND WE STRESS UNOFFICIAL AND

PRELIMINARY, RESULTS INDICATE THEY DID NOT FIND HIGH LEVELS OF

TOXIC AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS IN THE FIELD.

2. THE WEATHER DURING THE TWO FULL DAYS OF THE VISIT WAS

CLEAR, SUNNY, AND A STRONG BREEZE BLEW TO SEAWARD. HOWEVER, ON

THE MORNING OF          DEPARTURE, SINCE THE SKY WAS

THEN PARTIALLY OBSCURED WITH GREY SMOKE,

DELAYED          DEPARTURE BY 24 HOURS TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL

SAMPLES. MONITORING STATIONS HAD BEEN SET UP IN THE EMBASSY

COMPOUND, AND SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED IN THE OIL FIELDS. RESULTS

OF ALL SAMPLING FOUND ONLY LOW LEVELS OF SULFIDES AND HAD NO

ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS.







5. THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE EMBASSY POPULATION REMAINS

GOOD







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